title: CPR and E-CPR: What is New?
abstract: In October 2010, the American Heart Association released updated guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiovascular care. Major changes in the pediatric basic and advanced life support guidelines are reviewed in this article. The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is also reviewed including the results of two recent large studies and preliminary reports on long-term neurologic outcome of survivors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Maryam Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Naim
authors.forename: Alexis A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Topjian
authors.forename: Vinay M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Nadkarni
keywords: cardiac arrest; cardiopulmonary resuscitation; extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation; extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; pediatrics